I couldn't resist buying all new dies of Noor! Design. They are all só beautiful.

Today I have used the border with butterflies (6002/0251). The single butterfly has been die cut twice: once of DP and once of CS. The sweet image is from Nellie Snellen and I put the new oval diecut (6002/0258) beneath it. In fact it was a little bit too small, but I fixed that by stucking some roses and Doohickey flowers along the other side. The swirls belong to the oval die. All is distressed with Vintage Photo. The ribbon is gold coloured. Some pearls on the corners to finish off.

It is such a pity that the colours of the backing papers don't show very well, because they fit so perfect with the image.

As it will not become summer I'll try to make it myself with a Summer Fun card. This will be our fortnight challenge at Melonheadz Friends.

I have used the bundle Water Fun and coloured myself with copics. You can also choose the precoloured bundle (very suitable when you are in a rush). All has been die cut with the circles nestabilitie. I handcut some sunrays and stuck the sunglasses with foam.

And I couldn't resist it: the Stampendous Frantage. But I must practice a lot more for a better result.

Well, bring some sunshine in your life and enter our challenge in order to make chance to win a free bundle of choice!

It was a lovely wedding couple on a rainy day, unfortunately. The mass in the church was beautiful and thereafter we had a drink in the middle of Amsterdam. Happily, the rain stopped, because the party was outside. So agreeable, along the canals, with lots of boats passing by. There was a musical party in the neighbourhood, so a city with full of life!

This week at Divas by Design we doesn't want any stress, but distress!!Next Saturday our daughter's BF is going to be married. We are also invited and that's why I made this tag. We have the habit to give the newly married couple a white bread for their honeymoon. We put a lot of coins in the bread, I wrap it festively in transparent foil, put a big bow and this tag on top. I hope I don't forget to make another photo when it is completely finished.

This time Lily of the Valley is our sponsor and I used one of their stamps. I coloured with Copics and put some festive dots with the perlen pen. I made the tag and the die cut of the wedding couple with Spellbinders' Labels Four. I also used various embossing folders, put some gesso around one layer and distressed another with Tim Holtz distresser. I also used Spun Sugar distress ink around the wedding couple die cut and the heart tag.I recently won the rose ribbon and it is of Marianne Design. The flowers with the pearls, the pins and the big brad are of Wild Orchid Crafts.

As ever, you can enter with either the theme or the sketch. When you use both, your entry will count twice. I hope you will all enter, so I can admire a lot of cards. You can play with us till June 30th, 20.00 h CET.

This time I have made a bottlehanger of corrugated cardboard and finished it with gesso. Designpapers are My Mind's Eye and I also used some burlap. Then the fishtail die of Die-namics and the flag die of Simon Says. The fab rosette is made with the folding dies of Nellie Snellen with a LOTV stamp on top. The filmstrip is of Tim Holtz. The cute Henry is a Whiff of Joy digi and I coloured it with copics. The stamp of the stamps is of Marianne Design.

In 2011 we have been to Florida in the US and since I love that country. Last year we have visited New York (marvellous city) and next September we will be leaving for California for 3 weeks, together with my daughter and our SIL to be.

When I saw this bundle at Melonheadz Inspirations, I immediately knew that I wanted to use it for our new challenge at Melonheadz Friends: Die cuts. I think this is an appropriate card to share the pleasure with Femke and Paul.

As usual you can buy the bundle in colour and in black/white. This time I used my copics to colour. The designpaper with the stars is from Authentique and I die cut with Nestabilities Labels Eight. The red cardstock is die cut with Grand Nestabilities Labels One. For the white cardstock I used a smaller die and to let it resemble the American flag I stuck red ribbon.

The lovely melonheads are stuck with foam and I stuck the flag on a cocktail stick.

The doctors told an aquaintance of us that they cannot do anything for him anymore. So I want to send him a card, but this is such a difficult occasion. I have chosen a warm, orange cardstock for not making it too gloomy. Then a kraft Noor die, which I inked with the Picket Fence distress marker while it was still in the die. The sentiment is from Cards and Scrap and I thought it appropriate for this occasion (a truism). I printed it on a Marianne Design die cut. Leaves are also MD and I distressed with an orange Cat's Eye, just like the circle. Further some flowers and buttons.

Bedankt voor alle reacties op mijn vorige creatie!

Thanks for all the lovely comments on my last creation!

Het is nog steeds prachtig weer, dus geniet er van. Fijn weekend!
It is still very sunny here, so enjoy. Have a lovely weekend!

The challenge at Divas by Design this week is a colour inspiration (see above). Delicious Doodles is our sponsor and as I love this image I challenged myself in colouring this blue/purple combi. I think not to be sure that I want that colour of hair myself.

I have coloured with copics. The butterfly border is from Tim Holtz. I die cut one time of cardstock and one time of DP and put some foam in between. The butterfly below has also been diecut twice and has also foam in between. The leaves are from Marianne Design and the roses and chandelier are from WOC. Some selfadhesive pearls as finishing touch.

I wonder if we can challenge you to enter this colour combination and I should love to visit you to see what you have created. If you want some more inspiration just go to the Divas by Design challenge blog and have a look at the wonderful creations of the DT team.

I was excited and honoured to be asked being a Guest Designer at Basic Grey Challenges. I so appreciate this!
Their challenge this time is Fun in the Sun.
Yesterday I had a day off, so we took my mum to the beach at Scheveningen for a walk and a lunch: so we had Fun in the Sun!
The beautiful papers are Basic Grey's paperpad Sweet Threads and in real the colours are more light green than on the photo. I used the Tim Holtz distresser for the edges. The photo is Nellie Snellen's. The Noor die beneath is die cut 2 times. The clouds are Joy!crafts and distressed with vintage photo, still being in the die and then stuck with foam. The sun is made of all kinds of "golden" stuff. The shells are clear stamps (Beach House of Eline's Buitenhuis). I stamped with vintage photo, cut and stuck with foam. In the corners I stamped the text 'footsteps in the sand' and on the photo some ricrac stitches (all from the same stamp set). Lace, ribbon, feathers and pearls are from my stash.